- El Nino is causing hotter and drier conditions in Indonesia, leading to haze risk assessments shared by Indonesia and Singapore.
- Due to El Niño, multiple Southeast Asian countries, including Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Brunei, are facing potential haze risks driven by hotter and drier conditions.
- Drought and fires are increasing trans-boundary haze risk in Kalimantan, driven by El Nino conditions, affecting regional stability.
- Intensifying dry season and fire risk in Borneo provinces, leading to haze affecting air quality in Sarawak.
El Nino causes drier conditions in Sumatra and Kalimantan.
1 report, 1 independent
Updated Aug 1
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What happened
El Nino causes drier conditions in Sumatra and Kalimantan.
Who's involved
What this event is mainly aboutHow it developed
Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.- El Nino is causing drought conditions in Sumatra and Kalimantan, leading to increased fire risk and smoke affecting Malaysia.Sub-event
- Forest and land fires intensify across islandsSub-event
El Niño drives drier conditions in Sumatra and Kalimantan.1 source
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Intensifying dry season and fire risk in Borneo provinces, leading to haze affecting air quality in Sarawak.Also in this story
- Peatlands are being drained for oil palm plantations, leading to uncontrolled fires, smoke spread, and health advisories across the region.
- Smoke from Indonesian fires drifts into Sabah and haze affects Sarawak due to governance failure.
- High air pollution readings are recorded in Sarawak and Selangor, affecting air quality in the region.
- Indonesia's government is managing severe wildfire season and fires on the island of Borneo.
The entities involved
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Sumatra
island in western Indonesia, westernmost of the Sunda Islands
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Kalimantan
Indonesian part of the island of Borneo
- El Nino
Related events
- El Nino is established to bring drier than average conditions.
- Haze risk rises due to fires in Sumatra and Kalimantan, leading to political questioning regarding the situation in Singapore.
- El Nino is causing prolonged heatwaves and low rainfall in Southeast Asia, impacting global supply chains and weather patterns worldwide.
- Forecasting warmer and drier weather conditions in Singapore due to the influence of El Niño.
- El Nino is bringing hotter, drier conditions to Malaysia, challenging local padi farmers.